Final International Exam Practice Class

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International Exam Practice

Final Class

Revision, exam tips

Map of the exam

Map of the exam

Writing pt 1 - Revision

Your description should be more than 150 words in length and you have 20 minutes to complete the task.

Your description should give an overview of the information in the visual or visuals, summarising the main points as well as highlighting the most important details.

Tips

• Write 150 words.

• Give an overview of the information, and include a brief introductory statement and a concluding statement.

• Summarise the main points.

• Write in full sentences. (Do not use bullet points.)

• Describe the information in the visual.

(Do not give your opinion or interpretation.)

• Check your writing to correct any mistakes.

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Select a category, type a word

Sample graph

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph shows the main sources of fossil fuel carbon emissions from 1800 to 2004.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

Sample graph

The graph shows the main sources of fossil fuel carbon emissions from 1800 to 2004.

The chart illustrates the carbon emissions from fossil fuels between 1800 and 2004.

Introductory statements. Rephrase

The first graph shows the size of the cars sold in Australia from 1990 to 2008, whereas the second graph shows the price of petrol during this period

Introductory statements. Rephrase

The three pie charts represent the type of pets owned by 12-year-old children in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Introductory statements. Rephrase

The chart below shows the life expectancy of men and women in five different countries around the world.

Main body: note main features

Sample graph

·      Coal emissions began to grow in around 1840.

·      Coal was the only source of emissions up to about 1890.

·      From 1925 to 2004 emissions have increased 800% from 1000 million metric tons of carbon per year to 8000 million metric tons of carbon.

·      Coal was the equal highest source of emissions up to about 1960 when petrol emissions became higher.

·      In 2004 petrol was responsible for almost 40% of all emissions.

·      Emissions from natural gas and cement production also grew rapidly from 1950.

·      Emissions from natural gas in 2004 were equivalent to the total emissions in the world in 1940.

Organize the answer in chronological order

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Since 1930 petrol emissions have grown rapidly. Petrol became the main source of emissions in around 1960 and in 2004it was the source of around 40% of all carbon emissions.

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Emissions have increased very rapidly over the past 50 years. In 1925 emissions stood at around 1000 million metric tonnes of carbon per year; by 2004 these emissions had increased to 8000 million metric tonnes, an increase of 800%.

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Carbon emissions first became noticeable in around 1840. From this point up to around 1930, coal was almost entirely responsible for carbon in the atmosphere.

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During this period emissions from natural gas and cement also grew rapidly. In fact natural gas emissions in 2004 equalled around 1500 metric tonnes of carbon. This was equal to the total emissions in the world in 1940.

Concluding/overall statement

How confident are you in writing essays?

Exam tips

1. Listening: if you miss a question, don't panic. Just skip and move on.

2. Reading: read questions first, find keywords, and then read the entire text. Mind that you have only 20!!! min. per passage. 3rd, last, passage is the most complex.

3. Writing: spend 2-3min planning your essay, only then write it.

4. Speaking: try to speak as naturally as possible

Good luck!!!

You are much more capable than you sometimes think!!!